ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,192, issued on Jan. 27.
"Body with rotating object moving through fluid" was invented by Alexander Persteins (Weston, Fla.) and Nicolas Rizq (Weston, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system takes advantage of the Magnus effect to increase the efficiency of a moving structure by increasing the forces generated by a fluid moving relative to the structure, e.g., to improve lift, drag, etc. The system includes a structure having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. An object coupled to the structure, e.g., a cylinder, is exposed to a fluid such as air. The object is journaled for rotation relative to the structure...